Focus Areas

Core Priorities

Thematic Focus Areas

Our research and interventions concentrate on critical public health challenges that affect the most vulnerable populations in Nepal.

Maternal, Reproductive, and Child Health

Improving health systems and intervention designs to support mothers and children across all stages of care, from antenatal to postnatal periods.

Antenatal and postnatal care quality assessment

Child nutrition and immunization coverage studies

Reproductive health service accessibility research

Nutrition & Lifestyle Health

Researching dietary patterns, school food environments, junk food exposure, and policy interventions around sugar-sweetened beverages.

School food environment assessments

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption studies

Nutrition policy impact evaluation

Gender Equity & Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

Evaluating crisis intervention services, documenting women's experiences, and generating policy data to prevent GBV and promote gender equity.

One-stop Crisis Management Center evaluations

Women's digital documentation and storytelling

GBV prevention policy research

Health Systems Research

Assessing institutional mechanisms and health system structures to optimize policy implementation and resource allocation for better health outcomes.

Health facility and service delivery assessments

Program evaluation and MEL framework design

Health workforce and capacity studies

Our Impact

Evidence Driving Policy Change

Our focus areas are not just research topics—they are pathways to meaningful policy impact. Every study we conduct is designed to generate actionable evidence that informs government programs, shapes national health policies, and improves health outcomes for communities across Nepal.

Districts Reached with Our Research

25+

Peer-Reviewed Publications

10+

Years of Policy-Influencing Research